GERMANY CONSIDERS FINES OF UP TO $56 MILLION FOR "HATE SPEECH"
BY CHRISTINE WILLIAMS
republished below in full unedited for informational, educational, and research purposes:
One would think that the Muslim migrant chaos and crime were enough
for Germany, but still the leftist-jihadist alliance is tightening its
stranglehold on the country, a country with debt in the tens of billions
due to this migrant chaos.The problems that many critics point out are the vague definitions of the term “hate speech” and the restrictions that the proposed law may have on freedom of speechLeftists and Islamic supremacists have been at the center of the push for “hate speech” laws; they have been relentlessly attacking the freedom of speech, with the help of the aggressive socialist leftist lobbies. Criticizing Islam is defined by Leftists and Islamic supremacists as “hate speech” and “Islamophobia.”
The Social Democrats’ coalition partners, including Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union, argue that the law will result in censorship of legitimate speech.And indeed, Germany began a crackdown on the freedom of speech nearly two years ago, so as not to offend Muslim migrants.
Other nations in Europe seem to be headed in the same direction as Germany, unless these authoritarian politicians are booted out at election time. This doesn’t look like an encouraging prospect after France’s elections.
Germany Considers Million Dollar Hate Speech Fines, by Jacob Bojesson, Daily Caller, May 19, 2017:
The German parliament is debating a proposal to force social media platforms to either delete hate speech quickly or risk hefty fines.
The problems that many critics point out are the vague definitions of the term “hate speech” and the restrictions that the proposed law may have on freedom of speech. Justice Minister Heiko Maas disagrees, arguing it will only help protect freedom of speech in Germany.
“The point of the proposed legislation is that statements that violate the law must be deleted,” Maas, a Social Democrat, said Friday, according to Deutsche Welle. “These are not examples of freedom of speech. They’re attacks on freedom of speech. The worst danger to freedom of speech is a situation where threats go unpunished.”
Flagrant violations need to be removed within 24 hours while more complex cases have to be removed within one week, according to the proposal. Failure to remove posts may result in fines of up to 50 million euros ($56 million dollars).
“Practice shows that not too much, but too little, gets deleted,” Maas said. “We’re at a crossroads. Should the digital revolution be allowed to continue to call our state, based on law and order, into question?”
The Social Democrats’ coalition partners, including Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union, argue that the law will result in censorship of legitimate speech.
“I cannot understand how Facebook, for example, is qualified to check whether content is illegal,”….
